IBM System z9 and ^ zseries Software Pricing Reference Guide

IBM System z9 and ^ zseries Software Pricing Reference Guide July 2005

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IBM System z9 and zseries Software Pricing Overview IBM System z9 and zseries software pricing methodologies are designed to offer: Price-to-value Flexibility to run software where it is most effi cient Capability to predict software charges Help with cost of new applications Flexibility to pay for software based on workload requirements Monthly License Charge Pricing Metrics Monthly License Charge (MLC) metrics are those where a recurring charge applies each month. This charge includes the right to use the product and access to IBM product support. IBM offers a variety of MLC pricing metrics to meet the diverse needs of our mainframe customers. An IBM pricing metric establishes both the prices and the applicable terms and conditions for IBM software products. Select an MLC pricing metric, based on your goals and/or your environment (see the MLC Metrics table below). The selected metric will be used to price MLC products, such as middleware, z/os, OS/390, compilers and selected systems management tools and utilities. International Program License Agreement Pricing Metrics International Program License Agreement (IPLA) metrics are those where customers pay an up-front charge for an entitlement to the product. A separate, optional annual charge called Subscription and Support provides customers with future versions at no additional charge and access to IBM product support. IPLA exists across all IBM servers but the references in this document refer exclusively to IPLA on System z9 or zseries servers. There are three pricing metrics that generally apply to zseries IPLA products: Value Unit pricing applies to the IPLA tools that run on z/os. Value Unit pricing is based upon a number of MSUs and allows for lower cost of incremental growth. z/vm V4 and Linux Middleware have Engine-based pricing where products each have a single price per engine. z/vm V5 is also priced based on the number of engines. However, Engine-based Value Unit pricing allows for a lower cost of incremental growth with additional enginebased licenses purchased. Table 1: MLC Metrics Workload License Charges (WLC) Entry Workload License Charges (EWLC) Parallel Sysplex License Charges (PSLC) zseries Entry License Charges (zelc) Growth Opportunity License Charges (GOLC) z9-109, z990, z900 z890 z800 Multiprise 3000 Table 1 notes: 1. WLC and PSLC are only available on IBM ^ zseries 800 (z800) or IBM ^ zseries 890 (z890) when the z800 or z890 is participating in a qualifi ed Parallel Sysplex. 2. On machines with PSLC or GOLC, Usage License Charges (ULC) is a valid alterna tive for pricing CICS, DB2, IMS and MQSeries. 3. On machines with WLC or EWLC, Select Application License Charges (SALC) is a valid alternative for pricing MQSeries. 4. On machines with WLC or PSLC, New Application License Charge (NALC) is a valid alternative for pricing select software products in dedicated e-business environ ments. 5. WLC and PSLC provide for aggregation benefits across a qualified Parallel Sysplex cluster. 6. The z890 capacity setting 110 is priced using zseries Entry License Charges. All others Table 2: System z9 and zseries IPLA Metrics Value Unit Pricing Engine-Based Pricing Engine-Based Value Unit Pricing IMS Tools, Application CICS Tools Development & DB2 Tools Tools WebSphere Products for z/os & OS/390 Linux Middleware, z/vm V4 & z/vm V5 z/vm V5 3

MSUs Sub-Capacity Pricing Traditionally, software licenses in the mainframe environment have been based upon the full mainframe capacity. Sub-Capacity pricing provides a mechanism to license and pay for select IBM software products at a level less than the full capacity of the mainframe. Mechanics of Sub-Capacity Sub-Capacity pricing allows select IBM software products to be licensed based upon the capacity of the Logical Partition (LPAR) or LPARs where a product executes. To support the on demand needs of today s marketplace, LPAR capacity is determined each month by measuring the highest rolling 4-hour average utilization of the LPAR each month. By establishing a link between LPAR utilization and software charges, monthly variations in LPAR utilization may result in changes in software billing. For example, in the illustration below, LPAR A s highest rolling four-hour average during the month is 73 MSUs. Products running all month solely in partition A would have Sub-Capacity charges based on that 73 MSU value. Similarly, LPAR B s highest rolling four-hour average is 52 MSUs. Products running all month solely in partition B would have Sub-Capacity charges based on that 52 MSU value. Lastly, products running in both LPARs all month would be charged based on the highest simultaneous rolling four hour average utilization of both LPARs, which is shown at 98 MSUs. 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 One Month LPAR A LPAR B A & B Sub-Capacity Benefi ts Sub-Capacity pricing can allow for many benefi ts, such as the ability to: Pay for select IBM software with LPAR-level granularity Vary charges each month, based on monthly variations in LPAR utilizations Increase installed hardware capacity without necessarily increasing software charges Manage software costs by managing workload utilizations Pay for software based on the highest 4-hour rolling average utilization (a benefi t when compared with the measured peak utilization) Sub-Capacity Eligible Products Select IBM products are eligible for Sub-Capacity pricing. IBM offers both MLC products and IPLA products with Sub-Capacity eligibility. For MLC products, licensed capacity may increase or decrease each month. However, for IPLA products, the licensed capacity cannot decrease once the license has been purchased. The following are some examples of Sub-Capacity eligible MLC/IPLA products: Monthly License Charge - z/os, DB2, IMS, CICS, MQSeries, NetView, System Automation, Lotus Domino and more. For a complete list, visit ibm.com/ zseries/library/swpriceinfo/mlc.html IPLA - The majority of IPLA programs now qualify for Sub-Capacity pricing. Execution-based IPLA programs, such as WebSphere Application Server, may be charged based upon the capacity of the LPAR(s) where they execute. Reference-based IPLA programs, such as DB2 Tools, CICS Tools and IMS Tools, may be charged based upon the sub-capacity MSUs of their parent program (DB2, CICS or IMS). For a complete list, visit ibm.com/zseries/library/swpriceinfo/ipla.html 4

Sub-Capacity Metrics IBM offers two Sub-Capacity capable pricing metrics for MLC software: Workload License Charges (WLC) - Sub-Capacity charging for System z9 (z9-109) z900 and z990 customers. WLC is also available on z890 and z800, if the z890 or z800 participates in a qualifi ed Parallel Sysplex. Entry Workload License Charges (EWLC) - Sub-Capacity charging for z890 or z800 customers. WLC and EWLC may each be implemented in one of two ways: Full-Capacity - the price points of the WLC/EWLC metric are used; charges are based upon the full (rated) capacity of the machine. Sub-Capacity - the price points of the WLC/EWLC metric are used; charges are based upon the LPAR utilization of the LPAR(s) where each Sub-Capacity eligible product executes. Only when Sub-Capacity MLC pricing is successfully implemented on a particular machine, will that machine also be eligible for Sub-Capacity charging on eligible IPLA products, subject to IBM terms and conditions. Full-capacity WLC/EWLC Prerequisites Eligibility is assessed on a machine-by-machine basis. WLC: For a machine to qualify for Full-Capacity WLC pricing, it must be a z/architecture (64-bit) machine with a z/os license. z890 or z800 machine must participate in a qualifi ed Parallel Sysplex to qualify for WLC. All instances of z/os on the machine must be executing in 64-bit mode. z890 EWLC: All z890 machines qualify for Full-Capacity EWLC pricing, except the smallest z890 - the model 110. All instances of z/os on the z890 must be executing in 64- bit mode. z800 EWLC: For a z800 machine to qualify for Full- Capacity EWLC pricing, it must have a z/os license. All instances of z/os on the z800 must be executing in 64-bit mode. The presence of OS/390, z/vm, VSE or Linux does not affect Full-Capacity WLC/EWLC eligibility. Sub-Capacity WLC/EWLC Prerequisites Eligibility is assessed on a machine-by-machine basis. For a machine to qualify for Sub-Capacity pricing, it must be a z/architecture (64-bit) machine fully migrated to z/os. All instances of z/os on the machine must be executing in 64-bit mode. The license and the use of OS/390 must be discontinued. The presence of z/vm, VSE or Linux does not affect Sub- Capacity eligibility. Sub-Capacity Pricing also requires the use of the Sub- Capacity Reporting Tool (SCRT). Customers must use SCRT each month to generate a monthly Sub-Capacity Report for each z/architecture (64-bit) machine with Sub- Capacity pricing. The Sub-Capacity Reports summarize the number of MSUs needed per product. Customers must submit to IBM, via e-mail or the Web, one Sub- Capacity Report per machine per month. These reports are used as the basis for Sub-Capacity pricing. For more information on SCRT, visit ibm.com/zseries/swprice/scrt z/tpf z/transaction Processing Facility Enterprise Edition (z/tpf) is a high-performance operating system designed to provide high availability for high-volume, real-time transaction processing. A z/architecture (64-bit) machine with z/tpf may also qualify for Full Capacity or Sub Capacity WLC/ EWLC pricing, subject to IBM terms and conditions. 5

Workload License Charges Entry Workload License Charge Workload License Charges is one of IBM s Sub-Capacity capable MLC pricing metrics, available for System z9, z990 and z900 machines. WLC is also available on z890 or z800, if the z890 or z800 participates in a qualifi ed Parallel Sysplex cluster. When customers adopt the WLC pricing metric, all PSLC/ULC* priced products will be moved to the WLC pricing metric. The WLC pricing metric has two charging categories: Variable WLC and Flat WLC. Variable WLC Under WLC, all Sub-Capacity eligible products have Variable WLC pricing. Variable WLC offers MSU-based pricing, with lower cost of incremental growth. Aggregation of MSUs is allowed across a fully qualifi ed Parallel Sysplex cluster, subject to IBM terms and conditions. Variable WLC Price Structure (Cumulative) Base WLC 3 MSUs Level 0 4-45 MSUs Level 1 46-175 MSUs Level 2 176-315 MSUs Level 3 316-575 MSUs Level 4 576-875 MSUs Level 5 876-1315 MSUs Level 6 1316-1975 MSUs Level 7 1976 + MSUs Flat WLC Flat WLC products will have one simple fl at charge per product, per machine. This fl at charge is independent of machine capacity. Entry Workload License Charge is another one of IBM s Sub-Capacity capable MLC pricing metrics, available for z890 and z800 machines. The EWLC price structure, for sub-capacity-eligible products, offers MSU-based cumulative pricing, with lower cost of incremental growth. Aggregation of MSUs is not allowed. z890 Standalone z890 standalone customers will have EWLC pricing. All sub-capacity eligible products will be priced using the EWLC pricing metric. The remaining, non-sub-capacity eligible products will be priced using the EWLC Tiered price structure. EWLC Tiered price structure, for non-subcapacity products offers fl at pricing based on z890 server capacity using a tiered structure. The EWLC Tiered price structure is exclusive to the z890 server. z800 Standalone z800 standalone customers may choose to adopt EWLC pricing. If they choose to adopt the EWLC pricing metric, then all sub-capacity eligible products must be moved to the EWLC pricing metric. The remaining, non-sub-capacity eligible products will be priced using zseries Entry License Charge (zelc) pricing. For more information on zelc, see page 8 of this document. Note: The z890 capacity setting 110 is priced using zelc. For more information on zelc, see page 8 of this document. * MQSeries may be priced using SALC, see page 9 of this document. 6

Parallel Sysplex License Charge EWLC Price Structure (Cumulative) Base EWLC Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7 EWLC Tiered Price Structure (Flat) Tier A Tier B 3 MSUs 4-17 MSUs 18-30 MSUs 31-45 MSUs 46-87 MSUs 88-175 MSUs 176-260 MSUs 261+ MSUs 1-11 MSUs 12-15 MSUs Parallel Sysplex License Charges (PSLC) is a monthly license charge pricing metric where software charges are based upon the rated capacity of the machine(s) where a product executes. PSLC may be applied to many different types of mainframes. PSLC may be applied to a standalone mainframe environment. Aggregation benefi ts apply across a fully qualifi ed Parallel Sysplex environment. PSLC complements the function and fl exibility provided by the Parallel Sysplex architecture. Signifi cant capabilities of a Parallel Sysplex cluster include data sharing, high availability and the ability to dynamically balance work across the sysplex. PSLC is designed to provide improved price/ performance as you grow. This lower cost of incremental growth is provided via the decreasing unit cost per MSU, a key element of the PSLC price structure. Tier C 16-40 MSUs Tier D 41-75 MSUs Tier E 76-1500 MSUs Tier F 1501+ MSUs Customers operating a z890 or a z800 in a qualifi ed Parallel Sysplex cluster may elect to have the z890 or z800 priced as a standalone machine (zelc, EWLC and EWLC Tiered) or may elect aggregated PSLC or aggregated WLC pricing, subject to applicable terms and conditions. If the customer selects aggregated pricing then zelc, EWLC and EWLC Tiered price structures do not apply. Sysplex - In a fully qualifi ed sysplex environment, PSLC software charges are based on the total MSU value for only those machines where the products execute. This provides you the fl exibility to grow your sysplex either horizontally (grow an existing server) or vertically (add a new server) and experience similar incremental software costs. Standalone - For a standalone (uncoupled) machine, PSLC charges are also available. Software charges for products executing in this environment are based on the MSU capacity of the machine. In an uncoupled environment, MSU values are not aggregated with any other machines. PSLC Pricing Structure (Cumulative) Base Charge Level A Level B Level C Level D 3 MSUs 4-45 MSUs 46-175 MSUs 176-315 MSUs 316 + MSUs 7

zseries Entry License Charge z/os.e Operating System zseries Entry License Charge (zelc) is a monthly license charge pricing metric designed especially to support the z800 server. IBM introduced zseries Entry License Charge to deliver appropriate software price/performance for a variety of z800 customer needs. Customers who are migrating from a Multiprise 3000 server to a small z800 may fi nd price/performance similar to Growth Opportunity License Charge. Customers who are migrating from an S/390 Enterprise Server to a larger z800 server may fi nd price/performance similar to Parallel Sysplex License Charge. zelc is determined based on the particular z800 model (0E1, 0A1, 0B1, 0C1, 001, 02, 0A2, 002, 003, 004) where the software is licensed. For a z800 that actively participates in a Parallel Sysplex environment, customers may choose for that z800 either zelc or the applicable aggregated base pricing metric, either Parallel Sysplex License Charge or Workload License Charge, depending on PSLC/ WLC terms and conditions. zelc is only offered on z800 machines. Note: The z890 capacity setting 110 is priced using zelc. z/os.e is a specially priced offering of the z/os operating system providing select z/os function. Exclusive to z890 and z800 z/os.e is for new e-business workloads with an attractive cost of ownership. z/os and z/os.e are the same code, except certain z/os functionality will not be available in a z/os.e environment, such as the ability to execute CICS or IMS transactions. z/os.e is attractively priced, approximately 90% less expensive than z/os. For zelc, WLC and PSLC customers, z/os.e has a single monthly license charge per engine, regardless of the engine size. For EWLC customers, z/os.e is a sub-capacity-eligible product and has EWLC MSU-based pricing. Middleware executing in a z/os.e environment will be priced according to the base pricing metric (zelc, PSLC, WLC, EWLC) selected for that z890 or z800 machine. z/os.e also allows z890 and z800 customers to divide a machine into two portions: new workload and traditional. Applicable MLC software products which are only executing on the new workload portion of the machine will only require a license for that portion of the machine. Likewise, applicable MLC software products only executing on the traditional portion of the machine will only require a license for that portion of the machine. To divide a machine between traditional workload and new workload, the machine must have the z/os.e operating system and at least one other operating system. For z890 or z800 machines with zelc, WLC or PSLC, the machine must have two or more physical engines and this logical division must occur on an engine boundary. 8

Other Pricing Information S/390 Usage Pricing Select Application License Charges New Application License Charges VM/VSE Pricing Version to Version Upgrades S/390 Usage Pricing IBM S/390 Usage Pricing, also known as Usage License Charges (ULC), offers an attractive pricing alternative on machines with either PSLC or GOLC. ULC provides a mechanism to deploy low-utilization software products across an enterprise, with excellent price/performance. For a product with ULC, software charges are based upon the utilization of that product. ULC price points are available for DB2, CICS, IMS and MQSeries. Select Application License Charges Select Application License Charges (SALC) is available solely for MQSeries and only on machines with either WLC or EWLC. SALC is an excellent price/performance option on very-low utilization installations of MQSeries. SALC is available for either Sub-Capacity or Full Capacity WLC/EWLC machines. For an MQSeries installation with the SALC pricing metric, software charges are based upon the utilization of MQSeries. Implementation of ULC and SALC SALC and ULC require submission of yearly "Software Usage Report". IBM provides a reporting tool (ships with OS/390 V2 and z/os) that analyzes 12 months of Systems Measurement Facility (SMF) data, record type SMF89 and generates the "Software usage Report". This annual report summarizes the use over the past 12 months and establishes the ULC/SALC MSU level for the next 12 months. To determine the billable ULC/SALC MSUs for a given product, the following algorithm is applied to each product set. A product set encompasses all the active versions of a given product. Daily value: In a given day, MSUs from highest hour of utilization each day Monthly value: In a given month, MSUs from the fourth highest daily value Yearly (billable) value: In a given year, MSUs from the highest monthly value New Application License Charges New Application License Charges (NALC) is available to customers who dedicate an entire mainframe server to a qualifying On Demand Business application, such as WebSphere or a qualifying enterprise application such as SAP or PeopleSoft. For a product with the NALC pricing metric, there is a single low price per MSU per product and software charges are based upon the capacity of the machine where the product executes. NALC is available to PSLC and WLC customers. NALC provides low price points for z/os, OS/390 and Domino Version 5. NALC is available on a dedicated mainframe that participates in a Parallel Sysplex environment. While NALCpriced products are not eligible for aggregation, other non-nalc middleware on the NALC machine may aggregate with middleware across the Parallel Sysplex environ- ment, if all IBM terms are met. In the case that a macine is dedicated to e-business and also Sub-Capacity WLC then the billable z/os and or Domino NALC MSUs will be based on the values that appear on the monthly Sub-Capacity Reports. This is the only time when IBM terms permit NALC MSUs to be less than full machine capacity. 9

Since NALC is not available on z800 and z890 it is sug- gested that these customers rely on z/os.e to obtain reduced price points for environments with On Demand Business and/or enterprise applications. VSE and VM Pricing The VSE operating system. VSE middleware and VM middleware have two pricing metrics which have not yet been discussed in this document: Graduated Monthly License Charges (GMLC) is model group pricing for machines that are rated at less than or equal to 80 MSUs Extended License Charges (ELC) is MSU-based pricing for machines that are rated at greater than 80 MSUs Refer to the following table to determine whether GMLC or ELC pricing should apply: zseries server with WLC Table 3: MLC Pricing Metrics z890 for VSE z800 and VM Flat WLC EWLC Tiered zelc GOLC GMLC/ ELC Multiprise stand-alone stand-alone 3000 All Others Table 3 notes: 1. z/vm V4 and z/vm V5 are engine-based IPLA, they do not have monthly license charges. However, VM middleware in a z/vm environment would follow the rules in Table 3. 2. If a VM or VSE product does not have GOLC/zELC/Flat WLC/EWLC Tiered price, then the GMLC/ELC price applies. IBM representative to determine SVC eligibility. To learn more Visit the zseries Software Pricing Web site at ibm.com/zseries/swprice or call IBM DIRECT at 1 800 IBM-CALL in the United States and Canada. Australia 132 426 Austria 0660.5109 Belgium 02-225.33.33 Brazil 0800-111426 China (20) 8755 3828 France 0800-03-03-03 Germany 01803-313233 Hong Kong (20) 2825 6222 Hungary 165-4422 India (80) 526 9050 Indonesia (21) 252 1222 Ireland 1-850-205-205 Israel 03-6978111 Italy 167-017001 Japan 0120 300 426 Korea (02) 781 7800 Malaysia (03) 717 7890 Mexico 91-800-00316 Netherlands 020-513.5151 New Zealand 0800-801-800 Philippines (02) 819 2426 Poland (022) 878-6777 Singapore 1800 320 1975 South Africa 0800-130130 Spain 900-100400 Sweden 020-220222 Switzerland 0800 55 12 25 Taiwan 0800 016 888 Thailand (02) 273 4444 Vietnam Hanoi (04) 843 6675 Vietnam HCM (08) 829 8342 United Kingdom 0990-390390 Version to version upgrades Customers moving to a new version of a licensed program may require continued use of an earlier version of the same program during the transition. Under some circumstances, such use may be permitted without payment for the earlier version, for a transition or migration period. This is known as Single Version Charging (SVC). Contact your 10

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